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--- Quote from: PHIL_TC on February 16, 2012, 11:34:20 AM ---
Nice one Brian... you selling any %"s for DTD? I could be tempted..... x
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Will speak to you tonight, obv got in for 30 so I think I can stretch that one but there is a re entry available, speak laterr
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End of month report coming up.
I will get this down today as probably not playing online for a few days, I have played about 110 games on Stars this month mainly mtts with the odd sngs thrown in managed a $1049 (this includes a live cashfrom the local G) profit for the month so got to be happy with that, since Vegas been averaging just over about $1k a month which for a hobby is not too shabby.
I have cashed out from 888 for the time being, I usually like to play a few sngs alongside mtts to reduce the losses on mtts but was finding there wasn"t enough games running,so at the moment playing all games on Stars, obviously will get an account started on W Hills or re open one, can"t remember if I have played there or not.
Earlier in the month, I got a seat for Dtds 50k gteed (satty for 30),but didn"t get much going in that, I lost with AA to a 5 high flush early doors (about 2k5), then with KK on a A high board, after them two hands couldn"t get any momentum going and it just fizzled out losing stack with AJ on a A high board to a rivered flush, but will be trying to play this game each month, either by satting in or using hopefully winnings from Stars.
Away from the poker been doing a decent amount of swimming, got back problems so this a lot easier than running or using the treadmill, I also managed to clamber up one of our local landmarks, Roseberry Topping, it may not be Everest but it felt like it, it nearly killed me, I remember when I was a kid running up there for fun! It"s 1049 ft (320m) and when you get to the top the views are actually stunning, should of took some photos but wasn"t in a fit state, but if you google it there will be images I would imagine, if you ever visit the area it is well worth a trek up, plus there is a decent pub at the bottom as well.
It was good to meet up with Jb when he made a visit last week, he played our home game at Riley"s neither of us cashed but was a decent game, if i remember correctly stu luck boxed his way to victory 10 8 > Lucy"s AA and then A4 > Lucy"s QQ, Stuart definitely owes Lucy a drink or two, waffled on enough now, will be attending a charity tournament in aid of Gary Parkinson tomorrow night at the local G, he is an ex Boro player who is suffering from Locked in syndrome which means his body is totally paralysed due to a stroke but is totally aware mentally about what is going on around him, they are raising money so he can be brought home from hospital.
The above does strike a chord in my wife"s life as she suffers from MS and is totally dependant on me doing everything for her, but at least she has some sort of movement and is now getting regular excercise now we have a motomed bike at home, hopefully this will give her enough leg strength to stand again, a lot of hard work required though.
That"s it for now run good , be lucky and stay healthy.
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Not a great start to the month only playing a few games a day but haven"t had any significant cashes to note, I have managed to build stacks early then in the mid stages go mad trying to chip up to try and push for the final table spots.
Having looked back at a few of the hands on hem realised that they were just not good enough spots to 3 bet or 4 bet, hopefully in the next few weeks I can get rid of these mistakes and push on a bit.
I am down about $200 for the month, this is due to just playing mtts, I usually try to play a few sngs alongside the tourneys to help pay for the mtts but haven"t bothered for some reason, so over the next few days need to grind a few of these to hopefully claw a bit of the bankroll back, but the games on Stars are not that easy to beat especially during the weekdays and I don"t put in enough volume to override variance, run bad etc, I tend to have more success on the weekends in these games.
Loving the new stars app, works flawlessly, haven"t played it on the phone but works a treat on the I pad, it"s great when you are in the middle of a game and need to do stuff, just take it with you where ever you are going,not having to run back to the other room when you hear the bet warning sound and missing them aces.
Live poker again has been minimal, played a charity event a few weeks ago finished 15th, managed to win a bottle of Champagne by knocking out (not literally) Gary Pallister ex Boro, Man U footballer, he couldn"t fold 99 on a kkA board when I had KQ, easy game.
The local G casino has a new schedule out, it"s not vastly different to previous one but might give the Monday £30 dealer dealt game a spin, it"s a shame this card room hasn"t took off because it"s a decent room, out of the way of the main casino, so you are not getting distracted or deafened by the mah Jong which starts at the Gala at 11, 3 or 4 tables of that going whilst trying to concentrate drives you mad.
I was hoping to play Dtds £150 at the weekend, but the wife has to go into hospital on Sat for a minor operation, she could be discharged on the Sunday so I need to be home just in case.
Looking foreward to playing the first league game tonight, hopefully the north east team can get a good start and be in the running for some of the prizes at the end.
Like I said in my initial blogpost this was never going to be a blog full of sin and debauchery ( I wish), just an average Joe who enjoys the game for what it is trying to make a little bit here and there.
Run good, be lucky and stay healthy.
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This week has definitely tested my temperament for poker both live and online.
As I have said before I do not play for a living, I play for a bit of fun and hopefully make a profit each month, I do have a fair bit of spare time so I can manage to fit in longish sessions, I usually have one or two mtts going or a few sngs running to eleviate the boredom of mtts, hopefully the sngs pay for the mtts.
Up until tonight not a lot has been going right I have been getting deep in games then losing the inevitable flip when trying to chip up, I have managed to min cash in a few of these games but have been on a pretty bad downswing, I am down about $350 which although is not a massive amount it is giving the bankroll a rather unhealthy look.
And now the good news,played the league game tonight finished 72 cd which was the exact first cash place, I had 15 bigs utg I have QQ which I min raise planning to call any shove or get it in on any flop, utg1 min raises me and I immediately think AA or KK, this has been happening so often in the last week or two the cards may as well of been face up, if I had 25 bigs I might of folded but had decided to shove hoping to bink the Q.
Cards turned over AA v QQ didn"t bink so out, at least I didnt bubble, $4 profit.
I hadn"t played over the last two days so decided to give th $55 $7k5 gtee game a shot (poor bankroll management) , the reason being the field was capped at 500 all the other games had mega fields and didn"t fancy playing a massive field tournament, I think it got 425 runners when reg finished.
To cut a long story short managed to get 2cd place for $1k8 losing a big flip heads up me AK villain 4d5d flop k high 2 diamonds the diamond hit on the river leaving me with a bowl, effectively a $700 flip first prize was $2k5, at least it gets me back in profit for the month. I cant complain,had my fair share of luck to get where I was, happy with the boost to the bankroll.
One of the things I have realised over the last few months is actually never give up in an mtt no matter how short stacked you are, I reached tonight"s final table with 8 big blinds and tbh I was just hoping to ladder to 7th or 8th, but I hit a hand and trebled up against two of the big stacks and from then on managed to play with stack of 20 to 30 big blinds fairly easily,raising and reraising with decent hands, also folding when played back at keeping the stack at a reasonable level.
Played 2 live games this week at the local G, managed to cash bubble both of them, I love the way people tell me what I am doing wrong and how I should of played a certain hand, it"s the reason I keep going back, will probably play the G tonight a £30 freeze out 15k in chips so plenty of play.
That"s it for now run good, be lucky stay healthy.
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